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Seated portrait of the priest Ganjin

Seated portrait of the priest Ganjin鑑真和上坐像

Sculptor unknown

Portrait of a monk

Date
c. 763
Location
Miei-dō, Tōshōdai-ji, Nara Map
Designation
National Treasure
Material
Dry lacquer over a hemp-cloth core; hands of wood
Dimensions
80.1 cm high

Viewing

It cannot normally be seen; it is shown only on the days below.

  • Opened in the Miei-dō for three days, 5–7 June, around the founder's memorial (Ganjin died on 6 June).Next 5 June – 7 June 2027source: Wikipedia

Dates change. Always check the temple's own announcement before you travel.

See the other openings

About the photograph

License
Public domain
Photograph
今泉篤男ほか
Source
1952年『日本の彫刻4 天平時代』美術出版社 所収

Source page

Facts drawn from: 唐招提寺 (Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

No English title is published by the holder; a conventional English rendering is used here.

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